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When the company planned on moving to new, larger facilities in 1960, Piero, together, with a
team of architects, designed the new facilities on the hills overlooking Florence and
coordinated all aspects of building.
In addition to his technical and design talents, he began expending his energies to sales and
exports. It is in this capacity that he opened the doors of La Marzocco to other members of the
industry, to the gradually expanding number of roasters outside of Italy, to coffee lovers in
general and, over the past 15 years, to the young and dynamic barista class to share his
passion and dedication to and knowledge about espresso coffee, as well as share in fervent
but friendly debate.
In 1994, Piero dedicated his own time to writing “Coffee Machines for Use in Bars” which, in
addition to narrating the history of La Marzocco, provides solid advice that is still worth sharing
today. Piero continues to play an important role in introducing new technology and/or design,
is a master at problem solving on the shop floor and perhaps most importantly, bears witness
to the history of the coffee industry itself.
Service to the Association – Andi C. Trindle Mersch
Andi's varied experience within specialty coffee began behind the espresso bar in 1989 and,
since then, includes cupping, training, consulting, green coffee trading, roast quality control,
sales, writing, and marketing. Andi currently trades green coffee and manages the Atlantic
Specialty Coffee quality control lab. She has published articles with Roast Magazine and
Specialty Coffee Retailer, and contributed to Fresh Cup, Coffee & Cocoa International, and
Coffee Talk. Andi served 5 years on the board of the International Women's Coffee Alliance,
including a one year term as President.
Andi is finishing her three years of service on the SCAA Board of Directors as Chair of the
Professional Development Committee. She has proudly volunteered with the SCAA since
1998, formally joining the former Training Committee (TC) in 2001. She served on the
espresso and cupping Subcommittees of the TC until 2010 when she transferred to the newly
formed Professional Development Committee (ProDev), which she helped form and manage
since its inception. Andi also served on the SCAA Nominating Committee in 2006/2007.